Broadcast video demos interface to Xilinx and Altera FPGAs

The folks from National Semiconductor say that they will be showcasing their latest industry-leading video products for the professional and broadcast markets at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), September 12-16, at the RAI Center in Amsterdam.

The company will conduct live demonstrations of its high-performance, low-power video solutions, including a demonstration of the industry's first triple-rate serial digital interface (SDI) dual-channel SerDes transceiver in a real-world broadcast studio environment, a demonstration to showcase National's superior signal integrity in video routers, a complete video timing reference design for triple-rate (3G/HD/SD) SDI applications using FPGAs, and high-definition (HD) 1080i routing and transmission over CAT5 cable.

National Broadcast Video Demonstrations (Hall 11, Booth # F79)

SDI Dual-Channel SerDes Transceiver: Demonstration of the industry's first triple-rate SDI dual channel SerDes transceiver, together with low-cost Xilinx and Altera FPGAs. The demonstration showcases the industry-leading jitter performance of National's expanding SDI SerDes family by integrating several different platforms to replicate a real-world broadcast studio environment.